The Chadourne Prize
The Chadourne Prize was created in 2019 to pay tribute to two Limousin writers: Louis and Marc Chadourne.
The aim of the prize is to reward "a body of work or a book by a French writer, published in France, that raises awareness of the issues and reflects literary reflection on the state of the world today".
The winner of the 2026 Chadourne Prize
Louis Raymond has been awarded the Chadourne Prize for his debut novel *Loin du Mékong*.
His novel explores a little-known chapter in Indochina’s history, in the spirit of the Chadourne brothers, the travel writers from Brive.
The story follows a young man who travels to Vietnam in search of his grandmother’s grave.
He will be officially presented with his prize at the Brive Book Fair on Saturday 7 November.
Winners of the Chadourne Prize since 2019
- 2025: Michel Hazanavicius – Carnets d’Ukraine
- 2024: Hemley Boum – Le rêve du pêcheur.
- 2023: Nicole Bacharan – The Most Resilient of All (published by Stock)
- 2022: Benoit Vidkine – (published by Les Arènes)
- 2021: Guillaume Sire – *Avant la longue flamme rouge* (published by Calmann Levy)
- 2020: Patrick Deville – *Amazonia* (Seuil)
- 2019: Michèle Fitoussi – Janet (J.C. Lattès)
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